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Unit Title: Introduction to the World of Cells Grade Level(s): 9-12
Subject/Topic Area(s): Biology - Intracellular Function and Cellular Organization
Key Words: Mitosis, Meiosis, Translation, Transcription, Eukaryotic, Prokaryotic, Apoptosis
Designed by: Mr. Lincoln Robinson Time Frame: 6 weeks / 80 minutes
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This unit is designed to provide a basic understanding of cellular function and interaction to form systems. Students will understand that the hierarchy structure of organisms is dependent on interactions at the cellular level. Students will know the intracellular components of the cell and what their functions are. Students will know key processes such as; Translation, Transcription, Mitosis, Meiosis, Cell Cycle and Cell Theory. The details of prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic, and plant vs. animal cells will be studied to understand the similarities and differences different types of cells posses. Important ideas of mutations and malfunctioning will be covered to learn how the human body contains harmful cells. To assess this material, students will perform a performance task that requires them to create a medical "game-plan" that describes ways in which cells malfunction and put an organism at risk, and how they plan to control the malfunctioning cells. They will research how cellular functions control the outbreak of mutating cells in the human body, and what effects malfunctioning cells have on organisms.

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